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The myths of pilot error
Since the legend of Icarus, pilots have copped the blame for not following policies (i.e. don’t fly too close to the sun) and causing...
Keep focus, keep your head
Thomas P. Turner discusses the dangers of distraction and the myth of multi-tasking
I was training the pilot of a Beech Baron 58. After time...
Kosciuszko in flames
A little-known Polish tragedy 30 years ago is an uncomfortable reminder that uncontained engine failures can turn an everyday flight into a dire emergency...
Obvious, with hindsight
Matthew Tomlinson
15 seconds. That was all it took. From the threat first being detected, to a potentially deadly situation, took just 15 seconds. This...
Oh, the humanity: why smart people do dumb things
The discipline of human factors has much to offer, and much work to do, in sport and recreational aviation.
Veteran US pilot, Jay Hopkins, in...
Human after all
An overview of safety which takes a fundamentally different approach to people’s roles and talents has found some high-level corporate support.
Qantas has a deserved...
Birdstrike rate on the rise
There are about five birdstrikes every day involving Australian aircraft, a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found. This equates to about...
The finger of fate
One mistyped digit almost led to what could have been the worst crash in the history of Australian aviation. Adrian Park analyses an incident...
The year of flying dangerously: 1972
It was the year of the final moon landing and the first flight of an Airbus. Transistor radios and stereograms were playing John Lennon’s...
Lithium: threat and promise
When CASA dangerous goods inspector Ben Firkins mentioned the name ValuJet to a room full of lithium battery experts he was slightly unsettled by...
